Stephen: Thanks a lot for Ur response. How do U restore from the backup? have a script?
--- Stephen Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You don't say if you are using catalog or not. If > not, be sure to backup > control files at end of backup. For what it's worth > here is what I do for > disk backups and no catalog. Business critical > databases use catalog and go > directly to tape using Networker (P.O.S. ... at > least on Tru64). I have > separate scripts for database and log files in case > the archived log > destination gets dangerously full (monitored by cron > job). > > For database: > > run { > allocate channel ch1 type disk format > '/u05/oracle/admin/HRP1/backup/%U_DATA'; > set command id to 'rman'; > backup > tag backup_db_full > (database include current controlfile); > release channel ch1; > } > > > For log files (we are duplexing on this database): > > run { > allocate channel ch1 type disk format > '/u05/oracle/admin/HRP1/backup/%U_ARCH'; > set command id to 'rman'; > change archivelog all crosscheck; > backup > (archivelog all delete input); > backup > (archivelog like > '/oracle/app/oracle/admin/HRP1/arch2/%' delete > input); > release channel ch1; > allocate channel ch1 type disk format > '/u05/oracle/admin/HRP1/backup/%U_CONTROL'; > backup current controlfile tag='backup'; > release channel ch1; > sql "ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO > ''/u05/oracle/admin/HRP1/backup/CONTROL_FILE.BAK'' > REUSE"; > } > > > If the database and all controlfiles got blown away, > then the > CONTROL_FILE.BAK is your salvation. > > The following "script" is kept handy as a fast > reference for restoring. I > run the commands by hand; but the script serves to > jog my memory as to the > commands. I've slept since I put this together, but > I think some of the > commands are for when you have a catalog. > > #!/bin/ksh > > ## Define variables for your SID > export ORACLE_SID=ABCXYZ > export USER=internal > export PASS=the_password > > ## With Oracle 9.X you must use sqlplus. > svrmgrl <<-XXX > connect internal > startup nomount > exit > XXX > > rman nocatalog <<-XXX > connect target ${USER}/${PASS}@${ORACLE_SID} > > run { > > ### If you have control files, then you don't need > format when allocating > channel. > allocate channel ch1 type disk; > > ### When you want to restore up to, but not > including, a specific log > sequence number > ### For example, the database wants log 275, but > all you have in rman > catalog are 273 and 274 > #set until logseq=275 thread=1; > > ### When you want to restore to a specific time. > # set until time "to_date('2001-02-09 > 02:00:00','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"; > > ### Various syntax possibilities for restoring > control files > #restore controlfile to > '/u01/oradata/ORACLE_SID/control_01.ctl'; > # restore controlfile to > '/u02/oradata/ORACLE_SID/control_02.ctl'; > # restore controlfile to > '/u06/oradata/ORACLE_SID/control_03.ctl'; > # replicate controlfile from > '/u01/oradata/ORACLE_SID/control_01.ctl'; > ### The following just restores them all. > ### DO NOT restore controlfile when doing a point > in time recovery. > ### Most likely, you will not restore controlfile > unless you have lost all > control files. > ### If you are not using a catalog, then you must > copy a backup of the > control file at the OS level. > # restore controlfile; > > sql 'ALTER DATABASE MOUNT'; > restore database; > #### You might or might not need restore > archivelog. > #### When doing backups to disk, you probably don't > need it. > # restore archivelog all; > recover database; > #### If control file was restored, then you will > probably need resetlogs. > # sql 'ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS'; > sql 'ALTER DATABASE OPEN'; > > release channel ch1; > } > > XXX > > > #### If you had to restore the controlfiles (or > hand-copy in backup > controfiles), > #### or if you lost online redo log(s), or if you > are missing archived > log(s), > #### then, you will likely need to recover the > database by hand using one > or > #### more of the following commands. > > ## With Oracle 9.X you must use sqlplus. > ##svrmgrl <<-XXX > ## connect internal > ## alter database recover using backup controlfile > until cancel; > ## alter database recover using backup controlfile; > ## alter database recover until cancel; > ## alter database recover; > ## alter database open; > ## alter database open resetlogs; > ##XXX > > #### If you are using a catalog, then you will need > to reset database > #### in the catalog after restoring. > echo "" > echo " ------ DON'T FORGET ------ DON'T FORGET > ------" > echo "Don't forget to RESET DATABASE in RMAN > catalog." > echo " ------ DON'T FORGET ------ DON'T FORGET > ------" > echo > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: OraCop [mailto:oracop@;yahoo.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 2:29 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: Backup/Restore > > > > > > Hello, > > I need to comeup with backup strategy for my > > production oracle systems running 9iR2 on > Solaris9. > > > > I do have veritas Netbackup installed. I would > > really appreciate if someone can answer these > > important questions for me. > > > > 1- Do I need to install Veritas Oracle agent > for > > backup? > > 2- What are COMPLETE steps involved to > > backup/restore if I want to use Veritas for > > this purpose? > > 3- I am using following script to create > backup on > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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